a perfective tense used to describe action that will be completed in the future
future progressive
Noun
a progressive tense used to express action that will be on-going in the future
future progressive tense
Noun
a progressive tense used to express action that will be on-going in the future
factor of safety
Noun
the ratio of the breaking stress of a structure to the estimated maximum stress in ordinary use
family relationship
Noun
In anthropology, relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption.
fact mood
Noun
a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact
fielding average
Noun
(baseball) a measure of a fielder's performance
former
Adjective
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
former
Adjective
belonging to the distant past
former
Adjective
belonging to some prior time
former
Adjective
(used especially of persons) of the immediate past
former
Noun
the first of two or the first mentioned of two
funnel shape
Noun
a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends
flip side
Noun
a different aspect of something (especially the opposite aspect)
fiduciary relation
Noun
the legal relation that exists when one person justifiably places reliance on another whose aid or protection is sought in some matter
facet plane
Noun
the plane of a facet of an object (as of a cube)
frown line
Noun
a facial wrinkle associated with frowning
furcation
Noun
the place where something divides into branches
face angle
Noun
the angle formed by two edges of a polyhedral angle
frustum
Noun
a truncated cone or pyramid
front burner
Noun
top priority
freemasonry
Noun
a natural or instinctive fellowship between people of similar interests
friendship
Noun
the state of being friends (or friendly)
free hand
Noun
freedom to do as you see fit
free rein
Noun
the removal of constraints
freedom of the seas
Noun
the right of merchant ships to travel freely in international waters
false pregnancy
Noun
physiological state in which a woman exhibits symptoms of pregnancy but is not pregnant
forthcomingness
Noun
the state of being imminent and liable to happen soon
free agency
Noun
(sports) the state of a professional athlete who is free to negotiate a contract to play for any team
flatulency
Noun
a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal
fever pitch
Noun
a state of extreme excitement
famishment
Noun
a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period
frame of mind
Noun
a temporary psychological state
freedom
Noun
the condition of being free
freedom
Noun
immunity from an obligation or duty
frazzle
Noun
a state of extreme exhaustion
frazzle
Verb
exhaust physically or emotionally
frazzle
Verb
wear away by rubbing
fantods
Noun
an ill-defined state of irritability and distress
folie
Noun
(psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion
functional disorder
Noun
disorder showing symptoms for which no physiological or anatomical cause can be identified
focal epilepsy
Noun
epilepsy in which the attacks begins with an isolated disturbance of cerebral function (as a twitching of a limb or an illusory sensation or a mental disturbance)
focal seizure
Noun
transitory disturbance in motor or sensory function resulting from abnormal cortical activity
fluorosis
Noun
a pathological condition resulting from an excessive intake of fluorine (usually from drinking water)
food poisoning
Noun
illness caused by poisonous or contaminated food
fat embolism
Noun
serious condition in which fat blocks an artery
fetal distress
Noun
an abnormal condition of a fetus
foetal distress
Noun
an abnormal condition of a fetus
flaccid paralysis
Noun
weakness or loss of muscle tone resulting from injury or disease of the nerves innervating the muscles
fatty liver
Noun
yellow discoloration as a result of the accumulation of certain fats (triglycerides) in the liver